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Definition: Humphrey Davy |
Humphrey DavyNoun1. English chemist who was a pioneer in electrochemistry and who used it to isolate elements sodium and potassium and barium and boron and calcium and magnesium and chlorine (1778-1829). Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Synonyms: Humphrey DavySynonyms: Davy (n), Sir Humphrey Davy (n). (additional references) |
Crosswords: Humphrey Davy |
| English words defined with "Humphrey Davy": Sir Humphrey Davy. (references) |
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 | Sir Humphrey Davy. / Engraved by E. Scriven. Credit: National Library of Medicine. |  | Humphrey Davy, Esqr. / Brocas Jun, del et sculp. Credit: National Library of Medicine. |
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| Author | Quotation |
Sir Humphrey Davy | I have learned more from my mistakes than from my successes. |
| The most important of my discoveries has been suggested to me by my failures. | |
| Language is not only the vehicle of thought, it is a great and efficient instrument in thinking. | |
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Expression using "Humphrey Davy": Sir Humphrey Davy. Additional references. | |
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| Expression | Frequency per Day |
humphrey davy | 18 |
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Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-d-e-h-h-m-p-r-u-v-y-y" | |
-3 letters: harumphed. | |
-5 letters: harumph, humphed. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)48 75 6D 70 68 72 65 79 44 61 76 79 |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01001000 01110101 01101101 01110000 01101000 01110010 01100101 01111001 00100000 01000100 01100001 01110110 01111001 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)H u m p h r e y   D a v y |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0048 0075 006D 0070 0068 0072 0065 0079 0044 0061 0076 0079 |
Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)4287798274847191238678891 |
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